Harman Kardon avr 1700

Hi,
I noticed Best Buy is selling the Harman Kardon avr 1700 for $250. I am hesitant to buy because I noticed it has a different type of amplifier/power supply, type D I think. The receiver weights 12.8 lbs vs 18lbs.
Has anyone listened to the Harman Kardon 1700 in Best Buy stores. I am curious of the sound quality. There are no reviews of the sound quality besides Best Buy reviews on the product page.
Best Buy black friday ads show that the Denon AVR 1613 will be on sale for $275. I was curious how the HK 1700 would sound compared to the Denon 1613. If the Denon sounds alot better I would wait and buy it online from BB on black friday. the specs show that the Denon 1613 and HK 1700 have comparable features for the most part.
I bought JBL CS 480 surround sound system and need a good receiver to power it. Will accept other suggestions too.
thanks,
Mike

SlimJim77 wrote:
rwillen wrote:
SlimJim77 wrote:
I was skeptical too, but these modern class D amps are really starting to impress me.
I'm fan if the line level Denon units out.
Real audiophiles test amps without all the effect processing.
Real audiophiles aren't buying $300.00 AVR's.
The Audessy MultiEQ is still the better of the pinking technologies.
So you have to be rich to be an audiophile? Thanks for the 411, but I do not subscribe to your aristocratic values, sir.
I said nothing of the sort. I simply stated that audiophiles don't buy $300.00 AVR's. Most of them most likely aren't buying their gear at Best Buy either, at least not outside of the Magnolia section. Most audiophiles are still buying seperates rather than an AVR because let's face it, for music, which is what most audiophiles really care about, $300.00 AVR's simply aren't that great.
However, $300.00 AVR's can be great for multichannel. The basic internals like the DSP are the same across most model lines on most companies AVR's. The differences in price comes solely from things like the number and types of connections, network or serial connectivity, and the software features in the AVR. Most AVR's under $300.00 don't come with helpful features like Pinking Tools (Audyssey MutliEQ, EzSet) or volume balancing and loudness adjustment features like Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Volume.
For that price getting MultiEQ, Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Volume the Denon is a great bargain for anyone that's looking for an entry level AVR.

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